Solo Trip To Dubai At 67? You Heard That Right! Sridhar’s Journey Proves That Age Is Just A Number!

Age is just a number. This old-cliche was exemplified by Sridhar in a swish way as he traveled outside India for the first time and that too on a solo trip to Dubai. Read the enlightening worth of what is merely not a vacation, but an stressing to the spirit of traveling that is boundless. His trip forfeit him a total of INR 48,500 which included flights, accommodation, transfers, sightseeing, and meals.

Initially, I was a bit hesitant well-nigh traveling upalong all by myself, since I had never been outside India. However, my enthusiastic daughter and son convinced me to enjoy my retirement to the fullest. My daughter researched extensively on the internet and told me well-nigh TravelTriangle and how it was a good option for the kind of a vacation I was looking for.

TravelTriangle provided an option in which travelers could customize their itinerary equal to their needs. We submitted a query with TravelTriangle and got a undeniability from their travel representative. Areeb understood my requirements and unfluctuating me to various travel teachers providing me multiple offers for the same itinerary. I selected the weightier deal given by ‘View Holiday Trip’ agency.

Thanks to the rigorous efforts of my daughter, I was ready to fly off on my first overly international vacation. It came a bit later than I would’ve expected, but sooner I was excited to see it finally happen.

Day 1: The whence of an adventure

An overwhelming feeling of pride and victory engulfed me as I stepped onto my flight in Mumbai. I arrived in Dubai at 11 am. Without transplanting the immigration checks I found the suburbanite prescribed to me waiting to receive and take me to the hotel. I checked into the hotel at 1 pm, and proceeded for lunch.

From the moment I had stepped out of the airport, my mind had started comparing Dubai with India. One thing which was noticeably variegated was the fact that every single person followed the rules and laws to the letter. Be it on the airport, or while driving a car, or inside the hotel, there’s a lot we Indians could learn from them.

After resting for a few hours, a cab came in the evening to pick me for the Dhow Cruise. I topside the traditional Arabian boat at 8 pm. There was a pleasant walkover self-glorification which welcomed me onto the deck, accompanied with some local flit and music shows. Following the shows, I had dinner and the Dhow Cruise ended at 10 pm. I was dropped when at the hotel via taxi and I retired for the night.

Day 2: Exploring the stunning municipality of Dubai

The next morning, I had breakfast and got ready for Dubai municipality tour. The cab was present at the hotel to uncork the tour at 9 am. The suburbanite started the tour by showing me some of the tallest and modern skyscrapers of Dubai which left me stunned.

Next up, we visited the Dubai Museum. Located inside a fort, I had a unconfined time at the Museum and took a glimpse into Dubai’s history. It was impressive how pure they kept the wits for visiting tourists.

Post lunch, we crush by flipside man-made wonder in Dubai- Palm Jumeirah. The incredible eyeful of the place lays in how the island is made in shape of a Palm Tree, which is a symbol of the desert. The tour got over at 5 pm, without which I returned to the hotel and rested for the night.

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Day 3: Conquering sand dunes

The conventional translating for a first time international solo traveler is to take victual steps and gradually quadrate into the solo trip experience. Whereas for me, surprisingly, it all came pretty natural. Without breakfast, I explored a mall near my hotel for a while.

Post lunch, a car came to take me to the Desert Safari tour at 3 pm. I indulged in dune bashing wherein the car first crush outside the city, and then hit off-road, piercing through the trappy sandy dunes. The vast enormity of the Sahara Desert was an incredible sight to see. We stopped somewhere in the desert for a endangerment to see a trappy sunset.

After the sunset, we were treated with local flit performances and an early dinner. I really enjoyed the venturesome wits in the desert. At 8 pm, I proceeded when to the hotel and tabbed it a night.

Day 4: Tallest towers in the world!

The next day, I woke up late and had brunch at the hotel. As there was nothing scheduled for the afternoon, I decided to visit the local Gold Souk market and Dubai Mall to do some shopping. Without lunch, I came to the hotel and got ready to visit Burj Khalifa. At 4 pm, I arrived outside the Burj Khalifa.

The greatest human structure I had overly seen was standing in front of me tall and strong as a rock. I went up the elevator to the 124th floor to enjoy panoramic views of Dubai. The view atop the tallest towers in the world was unforgettable.

Later at night, I enjoyed the incredible Musical Fountain Show surpassing the Burj Khalifa. It was beautifully choreographed and left every on-looker stunned. At 9 pm, I returned to the hotel to sleep.

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Day 5: Cherishing a memorable trip

Alas, the final day of my journey had arrived. Without having breakfast, I packed my tons and then proceeded to utilize the hotel facilities for the afternoon. I checked out at 4 pm and the taxi dropped me at the airport for my evening flight when to Mumbai.

As I sat in the airport lounge waiting to workbench the flight, I looked when on an incredible journey I took breaking barriers, stereotypes, and reservations. Travel has been an integral part of my life right since my childhood. I moreover wanted to set an example for my family and other people who like to travel, that they should’t let age or any other windbreak hinder them from traveling.